Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35cf3b9d-cb34-4973-9953-0555e6611a86 Date 5/18/2015 Company Name Fate Therapeutics Mailing Address 3535 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description The company’s revolutionary platform focuses on both regenerative and reprogramming medicine. Fate’s regenerative medicine platform involves developing drugs that awaken adult stem cells in the body to repair damaged cells and tissues. … Continue reading “Fate Therapeutics Receives $8,000,000 New Financing Round”
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West Coast Biotech Roundup: Orexigen, Denali, Nant, ASCO & More
This week’s roundup has an elevation change. In San Diego, Orexigen Therapeutics, maker of a weight-loss drug, dug itself deep into a hole with the FDA, its clinical collaborators, and its business partners. In San Francisco, Denali Therapeutics debuted with a mountain of cash to tackle neurodegenerative diseases. L.A. billionaire and partial Laker owner Patrick … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Orexigen, Denali, Nant, ASCO & More”
Silversheet Receives $2,900,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca8022a2-b5f2-433a-8857-b6ffc301e24b Date 5/15/2015 Company Name Silversheet Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA Company Description At Silversheet, we think healthcare should be about patients, not paperwork. We are passionate about using software to empower administrators and providers to work more efficiently and deliver the best care. Website http://www.silversheet.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Silversheet Receives $2,900,000 Seed Financing”
New Venture Studio Cursive Labs Raises $2.2M for DIY Startups
The Bay Area has Giant Pixel and Monkey Inferno. New York has betaworks and Thirty Labs. Boston has Blade and Redstar. Los Angeles has Science. Now San Diego has Cursive Labs, a “venture studio” founded by a team of entrepreneurs who prefer to start and build their own digital technology ventures. The operational details may … Continue reading “New Venture Studio Cursive Labs Raises $2.2M for DIY Startups”
Angel Investors Still Awaiting the Impact from Equity Crowdfunding
After reading that angels would be the No. 1 losers due to the explosive growth of crowdfunding, angels like me have been keeping a wary eye on equity crowdfunding. Some reports in the press have suggested that crowdfunding could actually replace angels as a capital source. So far, the warnings have turned into a big … Continue reading “Angel Investors Still Awaiting the Impact from Equity Crowdfunding”
An Open Standard for APIs Could Lead us to Better Health
[Updated, 12:05 pm ET] There’s a parable about the elephant and the rider that’s been used by Chip and Dan Heath, and that originated with Jonathan Haidt, to describe how humans make decisions. A person’s mind can be thought of as consisting of a rider, representing the rational part of human thinking, and the elephant … Continue reading “An Open Standard for APIs Could Lead us to Better Health”
Vertos Medical Lands $5,971,186 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=662dedca-85b6-4b06-906e-21f58190f0b5 Date 5/13/2015 Company Name Vertos Medical Mailing Address 101 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA Company Description Vertos Medical is a privately held, medical device company that has pioneered percutaneous interventional devices used in the treatment of common spinal diseases, such as lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Website http://www.vertosmed.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Vertos Medical Lands $5,971,186 New Round”
Why Do Corporations Pay Billions Annually for Inefficient Hiring?
The hourly job market is the bedrock of the American workforce, 76 million members strong. While the growth in retail and hospitality positions, representing one third of these jobs, is pacing our economic recovery, the sector still spends an astonishing $1 billion annually on hiring. A thought provoking question: Can the industry create more than … Continue reading “Why Do Corporations Pay Billions Annually for Inefficient Hiring?”
Advntur Sets Out to Build Online Sharing Community for Athletes
Is there room for another Web company based on the “sharing economy” business model? Entrepreneur Matt Doran thinks so. Doran is the founder of Advntur, a San Diego startup launched in January to help athletes and sports enthusiasts connect with like-minded people elsewhere who are willing to give them a place to stay, share their … Continue reading “Advntur Sets Out to Build Online Sharing Community for Athletes”
Talking Cure? For Cancer Immunotherapy, Still Many Rivers to Cross
Cancer is a humbling thing: Our own cells gone bad, killing us from the inside, and so often able to rebound from attack or avoid it entirely. There has been progress fighting some types of cancers, but in no way equal to the resources (or rhetoric) the human race has aimed at the problem. On … Continue reading “Talking Cure? For Cancer Immunotherapy, Still Many Rivers to Cross”
The Future of Marketing Technology
The digital age has revolutionized marketing, increasing its complexity as well as creating the opportunity to dramatically improve customer experiences. As consumers, we live in an always-on and always-available world and we have come to expect our favorite brands to be one click or swipe away. As a consequence, the rapid advancements in technology that … Continue reading “The Future of Marketing Technology”
OneRoof Energy Obtains $18,555,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f11cf13-47d9-448b-bcc4-f3301aae8571 Date 5/12/2015 Company Name OneRoof Energy Mailing Address 4445 Eastgate Mall Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description OneRoof Energy is a San Diego, California based company that develops, owns, and operates solar energy generation systems for the residential market. Website http://www.oneroofenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $18,555,999 Transaction Round … Continue reading “OneRoof Energy Obtains $18,555,999 New Funding Round”
Organovo Working with L’Oreal to Test Cosmetics on Bioprinted Skin
[Corrected 5/11/15, 3:30 pm. See below.] Testing cosmetic ingredients on animals has been a contentious topic for decades. Public opposition to such practices led the European Union and a few other countries to impose complete bans on such testing in 2013. In the United States, legislation was introduced in 2014 that would ban animal testing … Continue reading “Organovo Working with L’Oreal to Test Cosmetics on Bioprinted Skin”
Agenda Posted For Xconomy Napa Summit on June 2—Request Your Invite
We are just three weeks away from the Napa Summit 2015: The Xconomy Retreat on the Economy, Jobs, and Growth. Quite simply, it is my favorite event of the year. Beyond the incredible setting, this exclusive, invitation-only conference features some of the world’s leading innovators and investors in a uniquely intimate format—offering an unprecedented view … Continue reading “Agenda Posted For Xconomy Napa Summit on June 2—Request Your Invite”
UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Opens Startup “Innovation Space”
The Qualcomm Institute, the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), inaugurated a new “innovation space” Thursday, with enough space to house 15 to 20 seed-stage startups. The 6,000-square-foot facility on the second floor of the Calit2 headquarters in Atkinson Hall follows the February 6 debut of “The … Continue reading “UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute Opens Startup “Innovation Space””
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Adaptive, Gilead, Juno, aTyr & More
[Corrected 5/8/15, 6:48 pm. See below.] Out west this week there was news, there was an event, and there was coincidence. It just happened that two executives who spoke at Xconomy’s annual Seattle biotech forum Wednesday represented local companies, Adaptive Biotechnologies and Juno Therapeutics, in this week’s news. (Xconomy Seattle editor Ben Romano was there … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Adaptive, Gilead, Juno, aTyr & More”
Somabar’s Robot Bartender Trying to Be the “Keurig of Cocktails”
For aficionados of cocktails: a startup is developing a smartphone app-controlled machine that can create a vast array of drinks at home. Down at Startup Alley during this week’s TechCrunch Disrupt New York event, I caught up with familiar faces from New York such as LumiFi and Dash—and then I came across the Somabar team … Continue reading “Somabar’s Robot Bartender Trying to Be the “Keurig of Cocktails””
Infrascale Lands $5,000,011 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ac61d2f-2ea9-45a0-baae-2187e31728e5 Date 5/8/2015 Company Name Infrascale Mailing Address 999 N. Sepulveda Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245 USA Company Description Infrascale provides the industry’s most complete cloud platform for data protection. Infrascale’s platform delivers cloud backup and archive, disaster recovery, and file sharing with military-grade security. Website http://www.infrascale.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Infrascale Lands $5,000,011 New Financing”
Cursive Labs Lands $2,200,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d4b72a7-4eef-4f84-8b66-56dac36f9d71 Date 5/8/2015 Company Name Cursive Labs Mailing Address 101 Broadway San Diego, CA 92011 USA Company Description We are creating a better way to start and grow companies by blending the elegance, efficiency, and repeatability of cursive with the objectivity, process, and data-dependency of labs. Website http://www.cursivelabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Cursive Labs Lands $2,200,000 Series A Round”
Once Part of Sony, Daybreak Games Looks to Conquer New Worlds
After operating for close to 20 years as part of Sony in San Diego, the creators of EverQuest, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide, and other massively multiplayer online games are starting over with a new identity as the Daybreak Game Company. “We’ve finally become an independent studio,” Laura Naviaux, Daybreak’s senior vice president of global sales … Continue reading “Once Part of Sony, Daybreak Games Looks to Conquer New Worlds”
Pranalytica Obtains $1,289,667 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=199e8876-155c-4967-9273-df41400291c6 Date 5/7/2015 Company Name Pranalytica Mailing Address 1101 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description The company’s flagship product, the Nitrolux, is available for ambient applications in three standard configurations: 100, 200, or 1000 ppt sensitivity. Website http://www.pranalytica.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,289,667 Transaction Round Series B … Continue reading “Pranalytica Obtains $1,289,667 Series B Financing Round”
San Diego’s aTyr Pharma Raises Total Proceeds of $75M in IPO
Shares of San Diego-based aTyr Pharma are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq market tomorrow morning, after the company priced its IPO late today, selling nearly 5.4 million shares at $14 a share. The offering raised gross proceeds of $75 million, and gives aTyr a fully diluted market value of $333 million, according to … Continue reading “San Diego’s aTyr Pharma Raises Total Proceeds of $75M in IPO”
Milestones Of Innovation 6: The Driving Force Of Moore’s ‘Law’
Few phrases have rung louder in the history of innovation than “Moore’s Law,” the amazingly potent guess, published 50 years ago on April 19, that the capacity of electronic circuits would double every couple of years. Since the 1968 founding of Intel, the world’s leading semiconductor-maker, that prediction has formed the basic doctrine of the … Continue reading “Milestones Of Innovation 6: The Driving Force Of Moore’s ‘Law’”
Cybereason Brings Consumer-Tech, Defense Investors Aboard for $25M
In case you haven’t heard, cyber attacks have become a pretty big deal. Many different security approaches have emerged from big companies and startups alike—but in trying to protect customers, a lot of them still miss the point. “The problem is usually you don’t see the magnitude of the attack, and you don’t have the … Continue reading “Cybereason Brings Consumer-Tech, Defense Investors Aboard for $25M”
aTyr Pharma Lands $75,600,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf23da5e-a0c1-455a-a7e5-303b9029aa03 Date 5/6/2015 Company Name aTyr Pharma Mailing Address 3565 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ: LIFE) has developed proprietary methods for discovering Physiocrines, extracellular proteins that are derived from the tRNA synthetase family of enzymes, and which were predominantly overlooked by other genomic and … Continue reading “aTyr Pharma Lands $75,600,000 New Funding”
Even with Turmoil at Top, NuVasive Beat First-Quarter Expectations
San Diego spinal implant maker NuVasive (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NUVA]]) posted first-quarter financial results yesterday that exceeded analysts’ estimates for both revenue and earnings. But the first three months of 2015 also turned out to be an especially busy quarter for the company’s lawyers. During an afternoon conference call with investors and analysts Monday, NuVasive chairman and … Continue reading “Even with Turmoil at Top, NuVasive Beat First-Quarter Expectations”
Readying the Distributed Grid for the Big Energy Challenges of 2035
Predicting the future in the energy business is difficult for five years, let alone 20 years. That said, we feel the “better bet” is a future energy system that will be a lot more distributed as compared to the largely centralized grid of today. There will be much more generation and storage at the individual … Continue reading “Readying the Distributed Grid for the Big Energy Challenges of 2035”
Incentive Secures $1,700,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1db341a7-61b6-4af2-bd5b-a8aa53d62d5a Date 5/5/2015 Company Name Incentive Mailing Address 1600 Main Street Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description Incentive is a social intranet for all formal and informal knowledge in an organization. All you know in one place. We help 1000’s of companies in 100’s of countries waste less time and work smarter. … Continue reading “Incentive Secures $1,700,000 Seed Round”
CBRITE Receives $12,729,982 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a9cfede-999e-45f9-b1a2-d22322f95e70 Date 5/5/2015 Company Name CBRITE Mailing Address 421 Pine Ave. Goleta, CA 93117 USA Company Description The company develops and researches diode switches for display applications. Website http://www.cbriteinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,729,982 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact technology … Continue reading “CBRITE Receives $12,729,982 Series E Round”
The Innovation Challenge: Assessing BioPharma Startups
Developing new medicines is really difficult and very expensive. A recent report, “Decline In Economic Returns From New Drugs Raises Questions About Sustaining Innovations,” suggests that the newest medicines are generating a negative rate of return across the industry. A viewpoint commonly found on the Web opines that Big Pharma has lost the ability to … Continue reading “The Innovation Challenge: Assessing BioPharma Startups”
NuVasive Reaches Tentative Settlement with Justice Department
When San Diego-based NuVasive (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NUVA]]) disclosed the sudden departure of chairman and CEO Alex Lukianov about four weeks ago, a NuVasive spokeswoman said it was unrelated to a two-year investigation of NuVasive by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. So it is apparently just a … Continue reading “NuVasive Reaches Tentative Settlement with Justice Department”
NeuroVigil Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c48ddc0f-026b-4956-ba01-3454cf1c65b9 Date 5/4/2015 Company Name NeuroVigil Mailing Address 7606 Fay Avenue La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Company Description NeuroVigil, Inc. is dedicated to the betterment of the human condition. By merging neuroscience, non-invasive wireless brain recording technology and advanced computational algorithms, an accurate and automated reading of brain wave data is rapidly … Continue reading “NeuroVigil Secures New Funding Round”
On-Ramp Wireless Looks to Catch Coming Wave of IoT Technologies
As the Internet of Things comes of age, San Diego’s On-Ramp Wireless may be one of the prototypical companies to emerge among a wave of IoT technologies known as low-power wide-area networks. In contrast to bandwidth-hungry wireless networks that require high power to drive video streaming and other high-volume data applications, low-power networks are intended … Continue reading “On-Ramp Wireless Looks to Catch Coming Wave of IoT Technologies”
Believe It or Not, the Government Is Driving Healthcare Innovation
Editor’s note: Jay Sultan, principal strategy advisor at Edifecs, a global health information technology solutions company, has another take on what’s driving innovation in healthcare, following our earlier Xconomist Forum post by former Providence Health and Services CEO John Koster arguing that healthcare is transforming regardless of the Affordable Care Act. Largely missing from the … Continue reading “Believe It or Not, the Government Is Driving Healthcare Innovation”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Kythera, Amgen, Otonomy, Versant & More
West Coast news this week was dominated by thumbs. Amgen, Otonomy, and Kythera all got a regulatory thumbs-up for their products. Some thumbs were down, however. Celladon’s cardiovascular gene therapy missed two big goals in a late-stage trial. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Versant Ventures had a big week, announcing a sale of one portfolio company in … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Kythera, Amgen, Otonomy, Versant & More”
Reflections on the “Build to Buy,” Part 2: The Applicability Problem
In a prior Xconomy post, I explored the unwritten and often hidden challenges of successfully navigating and completing a ‘build to buy’ acquisition. The fundamental issue that underlies those challenges is that the acquirers in these deals are not in the business of developing a single asset in a disciplined, focused manner. These buyers are … Continue reading “Reflections on the “Build to Buy,” Part 2: The Applicability Problem”
MD Insider Garners $9,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0121d5c6-ac80-4aed-b339-eeec98a313c9 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name MD Insider Mailing Address 3015 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description We’re visionaries. Doctors. Quants. Silicon Valley Geeks. Start-up warriors, design thinkers, and serial entrepreneurs. Together we share one common mission: provide factual data about doctors and reduce overall healthcare costs. Website http://www.mdinsider.com Transaction … Continue reading “MD Insider Garners $9,500,000 New Financing Round”
Celula Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=820d818f-da47-4d93-a2c5-70d72674e9d7 Date 4/30/2015 Company Name Celula Mailing Address 11011 Torreyana Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Celula develops innovative instruments for personalized diagnostics using advanced microfluidics and other technologies. Using its platforms, Celula alone and in collaborations with industry and academia, identifies, develops, and validates unique cutting edge assays with … Continue reading “Celula Lands $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
Preeclampsia Test Developer Carmenta Bought For Undisclosed Sum
Any expectant parent knows that preeclampsia—a kind of high blood pressure during pregnancy—is a dreaded possibility. It can be fatal for mother and baby, and it can be difficult to diagnose. Matthew Cooper (pictured) knows the danger all too well, nearly losing his wife to the condition in 2005. Seven years later, he started a … Continue reading “Preeclampsia Test Developer Carmenta Bought For Undisclosed Sum”
Viking Therapeutics Set to Make Nasdaq Debut Following IPO
Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VKTX]]) said its shares are expected to begin trading today, after the San Diego biopharmaceutical raised $24 million in its initial public offering last night by selling 3 million shares at $8 a share. The price fell within the $7 to $9 range set last week, when Viking expected to raise $20 … Continue reading “Viking Therapeutics Set to Make Nasdaq Debut Following IPO”
In Venture Reinvention, Versant Sees Gains Amid Biotech Boom Times
There’s not much ice in San Francisco, where I grew up, so hockey metaphors often go right over my head. But I can’t resist noting that Versant Ventures, led by a former hockey player, has made big line changes this decade to be able to skate another day, while many of its biotech venture peers … Continue reading “In Venture Reinvention, Versant Sees Gains Amid Biotech Boom Times”
Viking Therapeutics Receives $24,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=549f0ea6-601a-43cc-b4f5-34e8c35e4d48 Date 4/29/2015 Company Name Viking Therapeutics Mailing Address 11119 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Company Description Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) is focused on the development of novel therapeutics for patients suffering from metabolic and endocrine disorders. Website http://www.vikingtherapeutics.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $24,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Viking Therapeutics Receives $24,000,000 New Financing”
GreatCall Targets 65+ Market with Health and Safety Services
Back in 1989, an American home protection company named LifeCall began saturating daytime television with ads featuring an elderly woman who uses a pendant device to call a dispatcher, declaring, “I’ve fallen… and I can’t get up!” The melodramatic cry became a catchphrase of American pop culture in the ‘90s. Since then, it has become … Continue reading “GreatCall Targets 65+ Market with Health and Safety Services”
Celladon Anticipates Layoffs After Its Gene Therapy Trial Fails
The swiftly turning fortune of San Diego-based Celladon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CLDN]]) could bring a note of caution to the hot field of gene therapy. One year ago, Celladon said the FDA had granted its “breakthrough therapy” designation for Mydicar, Celladon’s gene therapy treatment for patients with severe heart failure. The company sought the designation based on … Continue reading “Celladon Anticipates Layoffs After Its Gene Therapy Trial Fails”
BlueCava Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59512d1f-ba88-43ef-9b27-3e8a5af3795e Date 4/27/2015 Company Name BlueCava Mailing Address 131 Innovation Drive Irvine, CA 92617 USA Company Description The company has created the BlueCava Device Identification Platform that helps identify any device that is connected to the Internet. Website http://www.bluecava.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “BlueCava Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”
Predixion Software Lands Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99dc6c9c-9779-4622-a3b2-c99dbd761d6e Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Predixion Software Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description Predictive analytics enable organizations to use and analyze current and historical data to make predictions about the future that can be applied across a multitude of functional areas. Website http://www.predixionsoftware.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Predixion Software Lands Series D Financing”
Head-Scratching VC Data
Grinding through all of the 1Q15 investment data does not necessarily provide additional clarity as to where the private capital markets are heading. The number of new venture capital funds declined markedly from the torrid pace set in 2014 but new investment activity continue to crush it. Clearly non-VCs are still piling into the early … Continue reading “Head-Scratching VC Data”
Ferris Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed307ddb-e85e-46a5-a4e9-4659b4201f83 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Ferris Mailing Address 3110 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Ferris was started to help consumers organize their video moments into beautiful sharable stories. We’ve been rethinking how mobile video should be approached. Our mobile technology is changing the way people collect and share … Continue reading “Ferris Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
PingThings Garners New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ec737e1-c4d2-4e49-be72-6c289b7e5788 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name PingThings Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description PingThings provides PredictiveGrid, a platform that extracts intelligence from volumes of electric utility data to enhance grid stability against a wide array of adverse events, such as a failing transformer or a geomagnetic … Continue reading “PingThings Garners New Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Genervon, Tekmira, DNANexus & More
The West Coast this week is home to news about a new immuno-oncology combination, a tiny step forward in Ebola, and a whole lot of hullabaloo over a tiny L.A. biotech developing a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Let’s get to the roundup. —Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:JUNO]]) of Seattle and the AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]) … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Genervon, Tekmira, DNANexus & More”